conclusions lepr q223r polymorphisms may confer a significant risk of nafld and coronary atherosclerosis. the a allele in the k109r polymorphism might be considered an independent risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis in nafld patients. objectives to investigate the association of lepr polymorphisms at q223r and k109r with the risks of nafld and coronary atherosclerosis in the chinese han po...

objectives this study compared the effects of peer education and an orientation tour on anxiety in patients who were candidates for coronary artery angiography. patients and methods this single blind quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2014. a total of 177 patients who were candidates for coronary artery angiography were divided into three groups: a peer education group, an orientation to...

Coronary artery fistulas (CAFs) are rare defects in the coronary circulation system that usually diagnosed incidentally with cardiac imaging. Although prognosis of is highly variable, complications to which they predispose patients ultimately determining factor. The authors describe a case 56-year-old male, smoker, hospitalised for worsening dyspnoea on progressively smaller efforts, context ac...

the left ventricular aneurysm is one of the most significant complications of myocardial infarction and is defined as the expansion of the ventricular wall. the coronary artery aneurysm is characterized by an abnormal dilation of the localized portion of the coronary artery, and its main cause is atherosclerosis. we herein report an unusual case of coronary artery and left ventricular aneurysms...

conclusions in most cases, the conus artery can be visualized in cardiac ct. a description of the conus artery should be a part of the standard clinical coronary ct angiography description. objectives to examine whether it is possible to visualize the conus artery in multi-slice computed tomography (ct). patients and methods in 79 consecutive patients (aged 56 ± 12.9 years; 13 women), 64-slice ...

introduction takotsubo cardiomyopathy (tcmp) is a rare acute cardiomyopathy characterized by acute chest pain syndrome, similar to myocardial infarction, except that no significant stenosis is observed on coronary angiography in patients with this condition; these findings aid the diagnosis of tcmp. case presentation we discuss an unusual case of tcmp in a 45-year-old woman with complete heart ...

coronary artery disease (cad) and vascular insufficiency are consequences of modern lifestyle, and vasogenic erectile dysfunction (ed) is one of the leading causes of sexual dysfunction which could be prevented like ischemic heart disease if the risk factors are discovered and managed. seventy-five men scheduled for coronary angiography were asked to fill out the iief5 questionnaire and underwe...

conclusions: patent coronaries of ua/nstemi patients have a trend to higher tfcs compared to normal values. presence of significant coronary lesions in these patients significantly increases tfc. objectives: the present study is aimed to measure the tfc in the coronary arteries of ua/nstemi patients to find abnormalities in diseased or patent vessels and compare with the normal values. patients...